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Pyralidae
80a0053 – 5634   Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866)
             Rice Moth
Distribution Data for Aphomia cephalonica
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Synonymy: Melissoblaptes cephalonica Stainton, 1866
Anerastia lineata Legrand, 1966
Melissoblaptes oeconomellus Mann, 1872
Tineopsis theobromae Dyar, 1913
Corcyra translineella Hampson & Joannis, 1901
Taxonomic Notes: Aphomia cephalonica (Stainton, 1866) was formerly in the genus Corcyra in Leraut (2014). Corcyra was synonymized with Aphomia in Leraut (2014).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Leraut, P.J.A., 2014. Moths of Europe, Pyralids 2. Moths of Europe, 4: 1-441.
Aphomia cephalonica
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